Glowing red craft seen travelling from sw to north. 3 bright glowing red objects in the front; 2 behind. Over Bellingham bay the first 3 hovered waiting for the other 2 to reach them. Objects hovered for a period and then ascended into the clouds with no trace of their light left behind or reappearing below the clouds. Two of us witnessed the lights ascending and hovering before disappearing. Due to the bright red lights, slower motion and hovering, I am not convinced that this was an ordinary flying object.